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Compensation changes introduced to Board of Commissioners; cost savings...
Compensation changes and salary increases are on the table as the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners scrambles to finalize business before the end of the 2012 term Dec. 31. Chairman Conan Smith,...
View ArticleWoman finds brick thrown through window, laptop stolen from home
A woman came home Wednesday to find her laptop had been stolen after someone threw a brick through the window of her Ypsilanti home. Ypsilanti police reported responding at 5:23 p.m. Wednesday to a...
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Ann Arbor City Council to consider resolution to opt out of countywide...
A resolution on Thursday night's Ann Arbor City Council agenda could effectively end current talks of expanding transit services throughout Washtenaw County. At the same time, it could be the start of...
View ArticleMen take $10 from couple on North University Avenue
A group of intoxicated men demanded cash and took $10 from a man and woman outside of the Panera Bread on North University Avenue in Ann Arbor on Wednesday. University of Michigan police are...
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New name approved for Pioneer High School planetarium as district accepts...
Previous coverage: $100,000 donor steps forward to save Ann Arbor Pioneer's Argus Planetarium The Pioneer High School planetarium will soon get a new name — and also will be able to keep its bragging...
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by car on Golfside Drive
Police investigate a red Toyota believed to have struck a woman on Golfside Drive north of Washtenaw Avenue Thursday evening. The woman, who was a pedestrian, died from her injuries.Melanie Maxwell |...
View ArticlePittsfield Township man held on $75,000 bond in child abuse case
A 37-year-old Pittsfield Township man is being held in the Washtenaw County Jail on a $75,000 cash or surety bond on two child abuse charges, records show. Paul Stevens Magala was arraigned on charges...
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Pioneer tennis coach humbled by court naming: 'This was never work for me,...
Longtime Pioneer coach Tom "Brick" Pullen, left, instructs Nori Flautner during the Pioneer girls team's first state title victory in 1992. The courts at Pioneer High School were named after Pullen on...
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U-M undergraduates host big names at first Sports Business Conference
A sports business conference in Ann Arbor Friday includes a trio of big names Stephen Ross owner of the the Miami Dolphins and namesake for the University of Michigan Business School; Mike Tirico...
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Ypsilanti Township demands payback for $92,000 cleanup at dilapidated mobile...
The now-cleared mobile home park on Harris Road will be converted into a recreational park. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Ypsilanti Township is bringing to a close another mobile home park saga. But...
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Money woes threaten 18th annual Ypsilanti pre-Thanksgiving dinner
People gathered at Perry School in Ypsilanti for the 17th Annual Behavior Workshop Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner in 2011. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com A 17-year-old Ypsilanti holiday tradition is in...
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Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice asks group to end weekly picket...
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Henry Herskovitz did receive a letter from the interfaith council asking his group to stop the demonstrations. He originally said he never...
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Plus one: Ann Arbor City Council agrees to increase fire department staffing...
The Ann Arbor City Council followed City Administrator Steve Powers' advice Thursday night and increased the fire department's authorized staffing level by one position. The vote was 10-0 with Sandi...
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AATA shifts focus to expanding transit in urban core after Ann Arbor shoots...
The Ann Arbor City Council delivered the final knockout blow Thursday night to plans for a new transit authority called the Washtenaw Ride. The council voted 10-0 to opt out of the countywide...
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Trial date set for Ypsilanti man accused of abusing child who died
Timothy Martin LeRoy Beals An Ypsilanti man charged with child abuse in the case of a 1-year-old boy who died faces a February trial date, the Adrian Daily Telegram reported. Timothy Ryan Martin, 25,...
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Voter turnout in Ann Arbor's youth-dominated areas slips below national...
After President Barack Obama handily won re-election over GOP challenger Mitt Romney on Tuesday, hundreds of students in Ann Arbor flocked to the University of Michigan Diag to celebrate. Students...
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Car crashes into median wall on I-94 in Ann Arbor
A car that crashed into the median on Interstate 94 near U.S. 23 Friday morning caused a backup on both sides of the freeway.Reader photo submitted by Chris Poterala Editor's note: This article has...
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Veterans Day events and celebrations in the area
Following is a roundup of Veterans Day events in the Washtenaw County area. To add an event, email AnnDwyer@annarbor.com: SUNDAY, NOV. 11 • Veterans and those currently serving their country will be...
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Huron varsity football coach Cory Gildersleeve resigns four weeks after brawl
Huron High School football coach Cory Gildersleeve, left, resigned on Thursday a month after being involved in an on-field brawl following Huron's game with Pioneer.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com...
View Article19-year-old accused of shooting man at party arrested outside Lansing hotel
A 19-year-old man police believe shot another man in the stomach at an Ypsilanti party Sunday morning was arrested outside a Lansing hotel Thursday. Jared Douglas Marks, of Ypsilanti Township, was...
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